ApeV2 tags & ID3v2 & ID3v1

[dbp]

Is there a way to keep all three types of tags while converting to mp3 files?

I mean this:




Can you add ApeV2 & ID3v1 & ID3v2 or ApeV2 & ID3v2 option at least?

Thanks a lot for all your great work! Your encoder is really the best one!

[Spoon]

Ape2 is not recommended in mp3 files, id3v2 is the one to use.

[dbp]

Originally Posted by Spoon

Ape2 is not recommended in mp3 files, id3v2 is the one to use.

I wonder whhy it's not recommended?

Actually it will be much more easier for me, cause I'm using CDTag (cdtag.com) for creating releases with nfo and it stores all info in APEv2 (Album / Artist/ Year / Comment / etc) except specific tags for the track..

So, I cannot use ID3v1 due it's limited tags length. Tags in ID3v1 are too small and titles have been cut off..

Thanks.

[Spoon]

Because many decoders will decode the ape tag as audio and give noise, id3 tags do not have this as everything expects them.

[garym]

Originally Posted by dbp

So, I cannot use ID3v1 due it's limited tags length. Tags in ID3v1 are too small and titles have been cut off..
Thanks.

So that's why you would use ID3v2 (2.3 typically), because it doesn't have the length limit of ID3v1

[dbp]

Originally Posted by Spoon

Because many decoders will decode the ape tag as audio and give noise, id3 tags do not have this as everything expects them.

If so than why are you allowing to create APEv2 & ID3v1, but not allowing APEv2 & ID3v2?

I just need to copy both ID3v1 & ID3v2 & APEv2 too. I think this option will be very easy to implement for you.

thanks a lot.

[Spoon]

We were actually thinking of removing APE writing support, not extending it...

[dbp]

Originally Posted by Spoon

We were actually thinking of removing APE writing support, not extending it...